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Bernie Sanders Has A ‘Youth Vote’ Problem: They’re Not Showing Up To The Polls

Emily Zanotti
Bernie Sanders Has A ‘Youth Vote’ Problem: They’re Not Showing Up To The Polls
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When Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was in the lead for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, he argued that he should be allowed to snag the nod if he went into the convention with a plurality — but not a majority — of delegates, because he was uniquely capable of expanding the electorate.

It turns out, Sanders isn’t even doing well with those voters he thought were solidly in his camp, including young voters.

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